Looking for dirty galaxies

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By: Dr Mattia Negrello (The Open University), Dr Janet Sumner (The Open University)

The Open University's Mattia Negrello has been using gravitational lensing to seek out dirty galaxies. How does he do it - and, what does it mean when he finds them?

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2010

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About the authors

Dr Mattia Negrello (The Open University)

Dr Mattia Negrello is a post-doctoral research assistant at The Open University. His interests include the sub-mm/radio Universe and clustering of cosmic objects.

Dr Janet Sumner (The Open University)

Dr Janet Sumner is a qualified geologist and vulcanologist, a broadcast executive and lecturer with The Open University.

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